The British Council

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.